Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Erdmann

Kenneth L. Erdmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120180283
    Abstract: A mobile jack for raising and lowering a floating storage tank roof. The mobile jack includes a fluid-actuated cylinder and ram housed in a jack structure having multiple telescoping sections. The jack is designed to slide onto the forks of equipment to transport the jack to a desired location beneath the roof in preparation for lifting the roof and can be clamped to retain the jack in place during transport. The cylinder and ram are utilized to extend and retract a portion of the jack structure to raise and lower the roof of the floating roof storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Erdmann, James W. Ruffin